Garment collar construction



June 16, 1964 A. A. ABALMAN 3,137,008

GARMENT COLLAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 13, 1962 INVENTOR ALVIN A.ABALMAN BY Jmmw Z0.

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3,137,098 GARMENT COLLAR CONSTRUCTION Alvin A. Abalman, Munster, Ind.,assignor to Wmer Manufacturing Co., Inc, Hammond, Ind., a corporation ofIndiana 1 Filed Nov. 13, 1962, Ser. No. 237,245

4 Claims. (Cl. 2-98) This invention relates to improvements in wearingapparel and is more particularly concerned with the novel constructionof theneckband and turndown collar of a jacket so as to adapt it toreceive secured detachably thereto an auxiliary collar.

Heretofore, garments having detachable or supplementary collars havebeen provided with a slide fastener element that is secured to thegarment at the seam normally joining the collar to the garment body.Securing a slide fastener element in the neckband seam has tended tostiffen the neckband unnecessarily with the result that a smoothpresentable tailored appearance is impossible. Also a slide fastenerelement secured in thisfashion has its metal parts or teeth exposed in amanner to contact the neck of a wearer thus adding to the discomfort ofan ill fitting neckband.

The present construction is designed to overcome these and otherobjectionable characteristics of known constructions. More particularly,the auxiliary collar is held in place by a slide fastener assembly, onecomponent of which is secured to the turndown collar at a place otherthan in the seam connecting the turndown collar to the garment body. Itfurther is normally substantially concealed by a strip of coveringmaterial so that at no time will the metal parts of the slide fastenerassembly ever come into contact with the neck of the wearer.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide novel means todetachably secure an auxiliary collar to a garment.

Another object is to provide an auxiliary collar securing meansat alocation other than at the usual seam connecting the usual turndowncollar to the garment body.

Another object is to provide novel means in a garment to cover a slidefastener component or assembly to prevent its coming into contact withthe neck of a wearer.

Another object is to provide a garment neckband construction which isnot expensive to manufacture, and which is very efficient andsatisfactory in use.

With the foregoing and such other objects in view,

.which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consistsof certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combinationof parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportion and minor details ofthe structure may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings in which the same characters of reference areemployed to identify corresponding parts:

FIG. 1 is a view of the upper portion of a garment, showing theaccessory collar partially detached from the turndown collar.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary view of the upper portion of the garment showingthe accessory collar fully attached.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken sub-.

stantially on line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

United States Patent Of 3,137,008 Patented June 16, 1964 ice 2 in FIG.3, the collar 15 may comprise at least two thicknesses of material 16,17, definingupper and under faces, each joined in seam v 1. .19respectively to the body material, lining and lapels.

A narrow st ,'p of material 21 provided for a purpose to be madeappfarentpr'esently, is substantiallyv coextene L sive With the lengthof the collar and is stitched along its lowerimargin in seam 18. A slidefastener component 22 is arranged between the upper face of the collarand said s rip as showman? 9 utward y f s 8 and i stringer is secured asby a row of stitches 23 to both the strip and upper collar face 16, andin such position that its metal teeth 24 are inwardly of the free edge25 of strip 21. This manner of relative arrangement of parts insuresthat the metal teeth 24 are covered at all times by strip 21 so as to beheld out of contact with. the neck of the wearer and further so as to beconcealed from full view. The flexibility of the neckband at seams 18,19, so necessary for a tailored fit around the neck of the wearer, isnot impaired by the mounting of the substantially stiff stringer ofslide fastener component 22 because of it having been sewn to the collarat a point where the collar lies flat rather than in the seam 18.

An auxiliary collar 26 is fabricated to lie over the turndown collar 15and it may have pockets 26a at its ends into which the corners of thecollar 15 may be tucked.

Buttons 27 (only one shown) carried on the underside of turndown collar15 may be provided to be received in a button hole 28 in each pocketwall. The lower or inner edge of the auxiliary collar has secured to ita companion slide fastener component 29 for cooperative engagement 7that an auxiliary collar may be easily and quickly attached Referring tothe disclosure of a representative garment V which is secured a turndowncollar 15. As best shown to or detached from the turndown collar andthat when attached it will present the appearance of an integralassembly and one wherein the attaching means is concealed from view andat no time does said means come into contact with the neck of thewearer. The attachment is such that the normal tailored fit is retained.It should be evident also that minor changes may be made in theexemplary structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesis: V

1. A garment having a turndown collar comprised of an upper fabric layerand an under fabric layer, a seam joining said layers together along atleast one edge and to the garment body along the opposite edge, a slidefastener component secured to the upper fabric layer by a row ofstitches, said stitches being spaced from the seam joining the collar tothe body, a covering strip overlying said slide fastener component andsecured along one edge in said last named seam, said covering stripbeing of a length greater than the length of the slide fastenercomponent so as to cover the ends of said component, an auxiliary collaroverlying the upper fabric layer, a complemental slide fastenercomponent secured to one edge of said auxiliary collar and releasablyengaged with the first named slide fastener component and securing thesaid one edge to the turndown collar, and means detachablysecuringlother portions of said auxiliary collar to the turndown co ar.

2. The garment recited in claim 1, in which the covering strip isadditionally secured by the row of stitches securing the slide fastenercomponent to the fabric.

3. The garment recited in claim 1, in which said other joining thecollar to the body, a covering strip overlying said slide fastenercomponent and secured along one edge in said last named seam, saidcovering strip being additionally secured by the row of stitchessecuring the slide fastener component to the collar, said'covering stripbeing of a length greater than the length of the slide fastenercomponent so as to cover, the ends of said component, an

turndown collar.

auxiliary collar overlying the upper fabric layer, a complemental slidefastener component secured to one edge of said auxiliary collar andfreleasably engaged with the first named slide fastener component andsecuring the said one edge to the turndown collar, and means detachablysecuring other portions of said auxiliary collar to the References Citedin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,264,314 Johns Dec. 2,1941 3,085,249 De Angelis Apr. 16, 1963 FOREIGN PATENTS 371,610GreatBritain Apr. 28, 1932

1. A GARMENT HAVING A TURNDOWN COLLAR COMPRISED OF AN UPPER FABRIC LAYERAND AN UNDER FABRIC LAYER, A SEAM JOINING SAID LAYER TOGETHER ALONG ATLEAST ONE EDGE AND TO THE GARMENT BODY ALONG THE OPPOSITE EDGE, A SLIDEFASTENER COMPONENT SECURED TO THE UPPER FABRIC LAYER BY A ROW OFSTITCHES, SAID STITCHES BEING SPACED FROM THE SEAM JOINING THE COLLAR TOTHE BODY, A COVERING STRIP OVERLYING SAID SLIDE FASTENER COMPONENT ANDSECURED ALONG ONE EDGE IN SAID LAST NAMED SEAM, SAID COVERING STRIPBEING OF A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF THE SLIDE FASTENERCOMPONENT SO AS TO COVER THE ENDS OF SAID COMPONENT, AN AUXILIARY COLLAROVERLYING THE UPPER FABRIC LAYER, A COMPLEMENTAL SLIDE FASTENERCOMPONENT SECURED TO ONE EDGE OF SAID AUXILIARY COLLAR AND RELEASABLYENGAGED WITH THE FIRST